Chapter 260: The Press Conference That Shocked the World

Only a bunch of ice-blue flowers remained on the wooden chair, its petals drifting slowly in the wind.

That night, Anson Deer walked along the path along the Mediterranean coast, and kept walking until the sky turned blue, and then he stopped.

"Yeah." He looked up at the morning sky: "It's time to go back."

May 1, 2026, early morning, China, around Beijing, in a restaurant.

"Are you okay?" Asuka Uesugi hugged her wrist and whispered, "I haven't seen you for a week, and you didn't reply to my message."

"I'm fine." Anson Lu poured a cup of coffee from the self-service beverage machine in a plastic cup.

"real?"

"What else?" Anson Lu took a sip of coffee.

"All right……"

"I'm just going out to relax, stop worrying about me."

Asuka lowered her head and remained silent.

She had imagined many times Anson Deer's reaction after Yuri left, but Anson Deer was so calm as if nothing had happened, even calmer than usual.

"When Xiao Liuli left, you came to see me, and I was very happy." She whispered, "So, I was wondering if I could do something for you..."

"I say, Asuka." Anson Lu used his free right hand to take another plastic cup and poured a cup of coffee for Asuka.

He handed the coffee to Asuka and smiled: "Thank you for your concern."

Asuka took the coffee and took a sip in silence.

"Is it really okay? I'm always here if you need me." She raised her eyes and looked at Anson Deer.

"I'm fine." He said in a gentle voice, "We still have a battle to fight. Now let's focus on how to defeat the dragon."

Asuka looked into his calm brown eyes and slowly took a sip of coffee: "You are really strong. You always walk in front of us. Everyone can only see your back."

"Because she's still waiting for me."

"What?"

"Yuri, wait for me to find her." Anson Lu drank the coffee in one gulp. "I don't know where she is, but I will find her. Then, don't you want to travel around the world together? Let's travel around the world together in the fall."

"...Well, okay, let's go traveling." Asuka also smiled.

Anson Deer smiled slightly and continued:

"Then let's go find Jiang Yijie. I have an appointment with him to meet at the official building. And everyone from the union has gathered in Liukan Town, right?"

"Well, they have gathered in Liukan Town."

"Okay, I'll remind them to come over and attend a press conference then."

The two chatted as they walked out of the restaurant, causing passers-by on the street to exclaim, and they all picked up their phones to take pictures of them.

China, national team building.

"You're here." Jiang Yijie crossed his fingers and rested them on his chin, "I knew you would come."

"Captain Jiang, I want to join the national team." Anson Lu said seriously, "Also, all members of my union will join the Chinese national team."

After a long silence, Jiang Yijie narrowed his eyes gently and said with a smile:

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

After the tenth round of the copy, Cosimo's combat power has surpassed Lorenzo and he is tied with Anson Deer for first place.

There is even a tendency to surpass Anson Deer.

On May 1, a few hours before entering the dungeon, China announced a shocking news to the world:

——The world’s number one player “Anson Deer” announced that he would join the Chinese national team. At the same time, all members of the union “Hell Lighthouse” will also join the national team.

The whole world is in uproar.

There were very few voices of doubt. As early as the end of the World Mythology Chronicles copy, Anson Deer's impression in the eyes of the public was cleared in one fell swoop.

Of course, there are still concerns. The battle of Moscow is a foregone conclusion, and a small number of people are worried that Anson Deer will go berserk again.

No matter what, from this moment on, the Chinese national team surpassed the law enforcement team and became the most powerful organization in the world.

At the press conference, all members of Hell Lighthouse changed into formal suits and appeared in this live broadcast around the world.

This is the first time Anson Deer has appeared at an official event.

Before this, although he had long been the world's number one player, he had never marketed his image in front of the media. He just disappeared with the Hell Lighthouse and silently made contributions to mankind.

At the press conference, reporters representing official media from all over the world gathered in the audience. The venue was packed and noisy.

Anson Lu stood on the stage with a calm expression. He was wearing a suit, his eyes were cold, he was 1.85 meters tall, his back was straight, his bony hands were holding the microphone, and his every move exuded a cold and calm temperament, like an elite who had long been in the top political circles.

No one remembered that he had just turned eighteen.

The lights from the cameras came over like a tide. Anson Lu stood in front of all the members of the Lighthouse and accepted interviews from the media on their behalf.

He did not shy away from any questions, even those related to Russian and Icelandic officials, and Anson Deer answered them calmly.

The Hell Lighthouse is inherently controversial, and this is also an important node as the World Boss Battle is about to begin, so the questions from the media are naturally too numerous to count.

Even in the case of the "former chess player's rampage in Moscow", Anson Deer answered truthfully and apologized with the most sincere attitude.

Despite the heated discussions and noisy comments caused by this incident, no reporter continued to question Anson Lu about it, and simply glossed over it.

After all, the Chinese government has already done some public relations and announced the truth with some modifications. The general statement is as follows:

——At that time, the reason why Anselor went berserk in the Russian capital was entirely because of the betrayed Cosimo.

——The Russian players who died at the hands of Anson Deer betrayed Cosimo in the cooperative challenge copy in the Arctic, causing Cosimo's death. Afterwards, Anson Deer, despite the abuse from the whole world, gave Cosimo a "sequence card" to restore Cosimo's status as a sequence player.

After this public relations, no one could help but be convinced. Even the official senior officials of the law enforcement team spoke personally to confirm the authenticity of this statement. As a result, all the bad impressions of the public towards Anson Deer were reversed in an instant, and their reverence for him was as if they had seen a god.

The interview at the venue was still going on. Anson Lu answered every question calmly and his words were flawless.

He remained silent for a moment until someone asked a question.

"Why hasn't Yuri from Hell Lighthouse attended this press conference yet? Her sequence is Snow Country Walker, and she has made many outstanding performances before this."

"she……"

Anson Lu nodded slightly, moved closer to the microphone, and said in an emotionless voice:

"Dead."

The entire venue was silent for a moment.

"The sacrifice of just one internal personnel will not significantly affect our combat capability. We will continue to move forward."

Anson Lu said this, put his left hand behind his back, and continued: "Please don't worry, we are determined to win the world boss battle in half a month."

There was a sigh in the venue. If she had died after joining the national team, the official might have held a grand ceremony to praise the deceased sequence player, but she died so suddenly... It was as if she was forgotten by the times. No one would remember her, and few would regard her as a hero.

But the gears of time were still turning, and the dragon was about to land in Tokyo. They no longer had the time to care about these off-screen voices.

Not long after, the interview session finally ended.

At the same time, representatives of the law enforcement team also came to the venue of the press conference. It was clear that the eleventh round of copies was about to begin, and they all had to get involved in this matter, representing the officials of various countries to make friends with this "newcomer" of the Chinese national team.

The press conference consisted of many segments, during which Anson Lu symbolically shook hands with senior representatives from various countries.

When the Russian and Icelandic officials shook hands with him, their faces turned pale, but they had to force a smile.

There is no need to talk about the attitude of the Russian authorities. After the "truth" of Anson Lu's Moscow incident was revealed, all Russian players were first stigmatized, and then the Russian authorities were under tremendous pressure from public opinion.

The attitude of the Icelandic officials is even more interesting. They don’t have many sequence players, and their strongest chess piece, “Snow Country Traveler”, was snatched away from the Icelandic capital by Anson Deer and never returned.

But at this time they had no other choice, and it was even more impossible for them to accuse Anson Lu. After all, the Chinese officials were behind him.

Not to mention, the World Boss battle is imminent now. If the sequence player's lineup lacks Anson Deer and the members of Hell Lighthouse, it will definitely be a hopeless battle.

The most interesting scene is the handshake between Anson Deer and Lorenzo, which was described by the media as a "practical scene".

These two guys were fighting desperately in Moscow a few months ago, and Lorenzo even broke an arm.

But a few months later, they shook hands and made peace in the capital of China, expressing their willingness to work together to protect the human planet and to win the war that would be fought half a month later.

In this press conference, Anson Lu's brilliance almost overshadowed everyone, whether it was Jiang Yiji, Lorenzo, Cosimo, or the captains of national teams from various countries, no one could be more dazzling than him, and the whole world's attention and gaze were focused on him.

After the press conference, Anson Lu walked slowly in the aisle behind the scenes of the venue. The light was dim here, and in front of him, there was a figure leaning against the wall with his shoulders folded, waiting for him.

"Is this your choice?" Yuliu asked.

Anson Lu said without question: "Yes, joining the official now is the best choice. If you have any objections, you can withdraw."

"No, I trust your decision," Yuliu said. "I just hope you won't disappoint me or those members who don't want to compromise with the authorities."

"Of course, I will take all the responsibility."

After spending five hours sorting out all the matters for the press conference, Anson Lu and Jiang Yiji made an appointment to talk.

"These are the materials you asked me to help collect. It took a lot of effort, but now they are all collected." Jiang Yiji made a deal with Anson Lu and said with a smile:

"And starting today, if you need Evolution Coins and materials, you can submit your request directly to the top officials. You don't need to go through me to do these things."

"I know," Anson Lu accepted the trade request, "This is the last round of copies. After this round of copies is over, I will make demands to the authorities without hesitation."

Jiang Yijie said deeply: "Of course, after all, this is the last battle."

As early as when Anson Lu just came out of the Arctic Train dungeon, he asked Jiang Yiji for a large number of Black Moon-level materials and Red Tide-level materials. It took him nearly two weeks, and Jiang Yiji just handed the items to him at the appointed time.

That is the material used to create the Black Moon-level chess piece - "Ten Thousand Riders Statue", which is a chess piece in the strongest chess set "Twilight of the Gods" of the "Old Chess Players".

Undoubtedly, it represents one of the strongest forces of chess players in the past.

Before entering the dungeon, Anson Lu created the Statue of Ten Thousand Riders, which also became his first Black Moon-level chess piece.

Not only that, because he had reached level 46 after the Arctic copy, he also spent two hours to complete the advanced trial of the fourth-level old chess player.

The fourth level is the final form of a career sequence.

At this stage, Anson's chessboard has a range of up to 200 meters, and the sequence skill "King Protection" can now be used on teammates, not just on itself.

Not only that, his sequence skill "Chess Soul" can also be used for all types of chess at the same time.

Granting all chess types a damage- and control-free state for up to 5 seconds, and greatly improving the main attributes, this is the power of a fourth-level chess player.

More importantly, Anson Lu can draw the "Master-level Extraordinary Chess Package", which is the strongest chess package for old chess players. It contains the top chess type second only to the End Level - the Black Moon Level chess type.

As for the "End-Level Chess", you can only try your luck by purchasing the crafting scroll. Anson Deer has not been bought yet.

Even compared to the End-level chess pieces, Anson Lu felt that the three "Savior Chess Set" chess pieces that the principal brought him were more important.

However, so far, he only has the first piece of the "Savior Chess Set" - Future Blue Bird, and the whereabouts of the remaining two pieces are still unknown.

No matter what, Anson Lu felt that one "Ten Thousand Riders Statue" should be enough for him to deal with the eleventh round of the copy.

He also did not consider what the corresponding chess group of "Ragnarok" - "The Church of Death" would be like, because the principal had already taken this path and it didn't work.

From the moment he granted unlimited advancement authority to "Sisdoria", Anson Lu had already decided to go all the way.

He had no way out.

(End of this chapter)